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Defunct US film and television studio
C2 Pictures
was an American
independent
media
-
entertainment company
, it specialized in
film
and
television production
.
History
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edit
]
The company was established in 1998 by
Carolco Pictures
co-founders
Andrew G. Vajna
(who had formed
Cinergi Pictures
until it folded in this same year) and
Mario Kassar
.
[1]
In 1999, VCL Communications and Toho-Towa were attached as partners on the then-upcoming feature film
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
.
[2]
The company assigned
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
the right to co-produce
Basic Instinct 2
.
[3]
Both sequels were co-produced by international backer
Intermedia
.
[4]
The company's first production was action comedy film
I Spy
(2002). Though this film was the company's first, Kassar and Vajna's initial purpose for forming the new company was to resurrect the
Terminator
franchise.
[5]
In 2008, the company fell into dormancy and eventually was dissolved.
[
citation needed
]
Filmography
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]
Television series
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References
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- ^
Petrikin, Chris; Carver, Benedict (March 27, 1998).
"Kassar & Vajna redux"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
June 1,
2021
.
- ^
Harris, Dana (July 12, 2000).
"Cameron won't be back"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
December 11,
2021
.
- ^
DiOrio, Carl (August 16, 2000).
"Lion rolls dice"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
December 11,
2021
.
- ^
DiOrio, Carl (July 6, 2003).
"Arnold's back but B.O. isn't"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
December 11,
2021
.
- ^
Mario Kassar - Biography
- ^
a
b
"Movie I Spy - Box Office Data"
. The Numbers
. Retrieved
August 15,
2011
.
- ^
a
b
"IM :: Internationalmedia AG"
. April 3, 2012. Archived from
the original
on April 3, 2012
. Retrieved
March 18,
2021
.
- ^
Brodesser, Claude; Harris, Dana (January 3, 2002).
"Sony has 'T3' o'seas"
.
Variety
. Retrieved
March 18,
2021
.
- ^
"Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines"
.
Box Office Mojo
. Retrieved
February 20,
2021
.
- ^
"Basic Instinct 2 (2006) - Box Office Mojo"
. January 29, 2012. Archived from
the original
on January 29, 2012
. Retrieved
March 18,
2021
.